Scott H. Adcock Lewis J. Derbes Marshall F. Graham Arthur Schwertz W. Ross Shuffield Henry W. Tatje

• Louisiana State University in New Orleans – 1967
  Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing and Management

• Mortgage Bankers Association of America
  • Case Study Seminar on Income Property Financing – 1973
• American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
• Capitalization Theory and Techniques – 1973
• Real Estate Investment Analysis – 1974
• Urban Properties – 1975 and again in 1978 as a review course
• Feasibility Symposium – 1978
• University of New Orleans
  • Real Estate Investment Decision Making – 1983
• Income Capitalization Seminar – 1983
• Hotel Motel Feasibility and Valuation – 1984
• Real Estate Risk Analysis – 1987
• Subdivision Analysis – 1987
• Industrial Valuation – 1988
• Standards of Professional Practice – 1988
• Rates, Ratios, & Reasonableness – 1989
• Market Analysis – 1990
• Business Valuation – 1990
• Leasehold Interest – 1991
• Income Property Valuation – 1992
• FIRREA Compliance – 1993
• The Appraiser as Expert Witness – 1995
• Special-Purpose Properties – 1996
• Internet and Appraising – 1997
• Using DCF Software – 1998

• Appraisal Institute, MAI Certificate No. 5801
• Board of Examiners-Experience of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers – 1986 - 1989
• Louisiana/Mississippi Chapter of the Appraisal Institute
  • Member of the Board of Directors – 1985 - 1986
  • Chairman of the Admissions Committee – 1985 - 1986
  • Treasurer – 1987
  • Secretary – 1988
  • Vice-President – 1989
  • President – 1990
• Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of Louisiana
• Great Southern Properties Corporation – Broker
• The Jefferson Board of Realtors – Member
• The Louisiana Real Estate Board – Member
• National Association of Real Estate Boards of the National Association of Realtors – Member
• Louisiana Certified General Real Estate Appraiser; Certificate # G-0134
• Mississippi State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser; Certificate #GA-631

• Appraising Commercial and Investment Property – 1981
• H.P. Operations and Procedures – 1983
• Appraisal of Office Buildings – 1983
• H.P. Calculator Use in Appraisals of Offices and Apartments – 1984
• Office Building Appraisal and Feasibility – 1985
• Asset Management: Valuation, Analysis, and Disposition – 1989
• Review Appraisals for Commercial and Residential Property – 1992

• Argote, Derbes, Graham, Shuffield, & Tatje, Inc. – Metairie, Louisiana
  Real Estate Appraiser and Consultant – January 1986 to Present

• Great Southern Appraisal Corporation
  Real Estate Appraiser and Consultant/President – May 1981 to December 1985

  Appraisal assignments completed in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

• Standard Mortgage Corporation – New Orleans, Louisiana
  Vice President/Real Estate Appraiser – May 1973 to April 1981

  Served as Vice-President and real estate appraiser in the Income Loan Department for Standard Mortgage Corporation, which was the exclusive mortgage loan correspondent in the local area for several major life-insurance companies, including Aetna Life, Connecticut General, Metropolitan Life, State Farm, and John Hancock.

• Bienville Associates, Inc. – New Orleans, Louisiana
  Real Estate Salesman – November 1971 to April 1973

  Specialized in real estate syndication and property management.

Appraisal assignments completed since May 1981 include a wide range of proposed and existing facilities such as apartments, office buildings, hotels, shopping centers, restaurants, industrial facilities, condominiums, and subdivisions, as well as a number of special-purpose properties. Some of these include automobile dealerships, seafood plants, hotels, nursing homes, and a recreational water park. Review appraisals and counseling have been completed for a wide variety of clients, including banks and savings and loan associations, attorneys, and private individuals.

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